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Russell Brand Acknowledges Sex With 16-Year-Old at 30, Calls Past Behavior Exploitative

The remarks sharpen scrutiny of power gaps in sex during a high-profile case headed to trial in October.

Rusell Brand confesó que tuvo relaciones sexuales con una menor de 16 años, cuando él tenía 30: “Era un inmaduro”
Russell Brand admitió haber tenido una relación con una menor de 16 años cuando tenía 30, y calificó su conducta de entonces como “explotadora”.
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Overview

  • Russell Brand, who disclosed Tuesday, April 22, on The Megyn Kelly Show that he had sex with a 16-year-old when he was 30, said his past conduct was exploitative.
  • He said the UK age of consent is 16 but argued the fame-driven power gap made those encounters wrong and described his past sexual behavior as selfish.
  • British prosecutors charged him in April 2025 with rape, indecent assault, oral rape, and two counts of sexual assault tied to incidents from 1999 to 2005, and he pleaded not guilty in May 2025.
  • Prosecutors added further counts in December 2025 linked to two more women, and he again entered not guilty pleas.
  • The trial, postponed on March 30 from June, is now set for October 12, 2026 at Southwark Crown Court in London, after a 2023 investigation by The Times, The Sunday Times, and Channel 4 spurred the police inquiry and charges; UK child-protection guidance says exploiting under-18s is illegal even though consent is set at 16.